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Exercise largely absent from U.S. medical school curriculum, study shows

Exercise may play a critical role in maintaining good health, but fewer than half of the physicians trained in the United States in 2013 received formal education or training on the subject, according to new research from Oregon State University.

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Nutrition Students

Making healthy eating easy through National Nutrition Month event

It was hard to miss – smack dab in the center of the MU quad stood a large white tent with more than a dozen vendors providing healthy eating tips, hosting activities and sampling food for the 5th annual National Nutrition Month at Oregon State in March.

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Nutrition Students

Getting to know: Michelle Bump

“Spending time with interns is the most rewarding part of my job,” says OSUDI Program Clinical Coordinator Michelle Bump. “Every intern who goes through the OSUDI Program is a future dietitian with unlimited career potential, and I hope to inspire them to be their best self.”

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Kinesiology News Research

Treadmill desks offer limited benefits, pose challenges in the workplace, study shows

Treadmill desks can help overweight or obese office workers get out of their chairs and get moving, but a 12-week study by an Oregon State University researcher found that the increase in physical activity was small and did not help workers meet public health guidelines for daily exercise.

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Faculty and Staff

Getting to know: Mendy Gayler

“In life, just ask the question. The answer might be ‘no,’ but it could be ‘yes.’ Don’t miss out because you were afraid of asking,” Mendy says.

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News Nutrition Research

Beyond prevention: sulforaphane may find possible use for cancer therapy

New research has identified one of the key cancer-fighting mechanisms for sulforaphane, and suggests that this much-studied phytochemical may be able to move beyond cancer prevention and toward therapeutic use for advanced prostate cancer.